YOLO COUNTY LANDFILL. Save money while helping our environment. The Blue Barn has gently used items for sale including furniture, housewares, tools, sporting goods, electronics, gardening equipment, toys, and books. Sales Thursdays & the 3rd Saturday of the month, where all items are half priced. 9a—3p.
MARY L. STEPHENS LIBRARY. Davis Makerspace is a community workspace for makers and builders, designers and inventors. A small assortment of tools will be available for use and staff or volunteers will be on hand to provide some assistance. Supervised children are welcome. Mon. & Tues., 6p—8p; Thurs., 9:30a—11:30a, Fri. 3p—5p. Free
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. Featuring new contemporary music, the Taproot New Music Festival begins with a free performance featuring Ensemble Dal Niente and the Empyrean Ensemble, UC Davis ensemble-in-residence. 12p—1p. Free
MARY L. STEPHENS LIBRARY. Weekly conversation group to practice English in a fun and relaxed way with help from a group facilitator. Drop in visitors welcome. Tuesdays at 6p, Thursdays at 1:30p, Fridays at 9:45a. Free
DAVIS ODD FELLOWS. Absolute beginner to high beginner dances on Thursdays. Free & open to the public. Donations accepted. 3p—4:30p. Free
CRUESS HALL, UC DAVIS. Felipe Baeza has had solo exhibitions in Los Angeles, London, Mexico City, and New York. Ruben Zecena is an interdisciplinary scholar specializing in contemporary Latinx Literature and Culture. 5:30p—7p. Free
WALKER HALL, UC DAVIS. UC Davis Association of Environmental Professionals is welcoming members of the community that work in the environmental field to our event for a night of conversation, networking, and mingling with other professionals, students, and our speakers. 5:30p—7p. Free
THE AVID READER. Join us for an evening with Sven-Erik Rose, Professor of German and Comparative Literature, to hear about his new book, "The Making and Unmaking of Literature in the Warsaw, Lodz and Vilna Ghettos." 6:30p—7:30p. Free
ARMADILLO MUSIC. The Taproot New Music Festival moves off the UC Davis campus for a special concert at Armadillo Music in downtown Davis. Cellist Thalia Moore performs Raven Chacon's "Quiver." 7:30p—8p. Free
DAVIS ODD FELLOWS. Davis Odd Fellows' Thursday Live! presents Northern California’s King of Rockabilly, Mitch Polzak and The Royal Deuces. Donations encouraged. 7:30p—9p. Free
STEPHENS BRANCH LIBRARY. The Friends of the Library book sale is a 3-day sale starting on the first Friday of the month. On Sunday, fill a bag for $10. 8a—5p.
SACRAMENTO CITY COLLEGE, DAVIS CENTER. Sacramento City College (SCC) offers a three-unit introductory beer and brewing course, NUTRI 336, as part of its Food Science program. The course covers the stages of malting and brewing, major ingredients, beer styles, and factors affecting beer quality. On Fridays for the Fall semester. 9a—12p. $120
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